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kitamesume:
i guess so, but titan has a category of Tesla, a workstation card, not really one to be labeled as regular-consumer product.
but eitherway if its about "worth" or "bang for buck", pricepoint alone should indicate that a mere 50-60% speed advantage over GTX680 won't justify it's price of double, much more so against incoming new models with matching pricedrops on older models.
with this, people who considers pure worth would cling to their former equipment, maybe even buy another for multi-card which would result to a much higher performance.
PS: HD8970 theoretically has 1.25 times more SP count which should lead to an increase of 25% at the same clock(1ghz), bumping the frequency to 1.2Ghz results to a 1.5 times ideal performance increase, which comes close to titan(at half the price).
(HD8970)3063x1.5 vs (titan)5000
Saras:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on February 10, 2013, 12:43:57 PM ---i guess so, but titan has a category of Tesla, a workstation card, not really one to be labeled as regular-consumer product.
but eitherway if its about "worth" or "bang for buck", pricepoint alone should indicate that a mere 50-60% speed advantage over GTX680 won't justify it's price of double, much more so against incoming new models with matching pricedrops on older models.
with this, people who considers pure worth would cling to their former equipment, maybe even buy another for multi-card which would result to a much higher performance.
PS: HD8970 theoretically has 1.25 times more SP count which should lead to an increase of 25% at the same clock(1ghz), bumping the frequency to 1.2Ghz results to a 1.5 times ideal performance increase, which comes close to titan(at half the price).
(HD8970)3063x1.5 vs (titan)5000
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You're talking as if the 7970 or the 680 were bang for buck cards in the first place. They're not, they're premium cards. Bang for buck starts with the 7750/650 and ends with the 7870/660. You're overpaying if you go to either side of the spectrum from that. And if you're an enthusiast, be prepared to have to clear out your wallet for the upgrade.
kitamesume:
... you missed the point already, i was saying that in terms of "bang for buck" the cards would've been better than titan, i did not say they were the best bang for buck, get your facts straight.
and take note
--- Quote from: kitamesume on February 10, 2013, 12:43:57 PM ---with this, people who considers pure worth would cling to their former equipment, maybe even buy another for multi-card which would result to a much higher performance.
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this is far from being restricted to either HD7970 and GTX680, "former equipment" can range from the ancient HD4xxx GTX9xxx to today's beasts for all i care.
Saras:
Right. Pardon my reading comprehension.
GoGeTa006:
Found a pretty nice article, Im getting the 660 Ti
http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti-revisited
Its pretty amazing how the radeon lost even with the boost clock and all those fancy higher numbers
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